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CQC appoints first executive level chief digital officer

The CQC has previously had a joint chief digital officer with NHSI, but Mark Sutton’s appointment is the first executive
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Babylon threatened to sue CQC, emails reveal

A series of emails chronicling the legal spat between Babylon and the Care Quality Commission has been made public, revealing
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CQC launches investigation after referrals blunder

A technical issue with the CQC's data management system meant 96 safeguarding issues were not passed on to local authorities.
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Patient-centred care dominates day two of King’s Fund congress

One of the early sessions focused on ‘What makes implementation of digital innovations a success?’ and involved leaders of national bodies.
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Birmingham digital GP centre rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC

The virtual centre allows patients to book telephone and video consultations with a GP, nurse practitioner or prescribing pharmacist seven
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GP-on-demand service GPDQ deemed to be providing safe care by CQC

A GP-on-demand service has been deemed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to be providing a safe service in accordance
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CQC findings show online primary care providers still need to improve

An online primary care provider failed to pass the details of 400 patients to their GPs despite having consent to
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Cybersecurity: National Vision, Local Focus

Cybersecurity continues to dominate the headlines in the health service. As recently reported by Digital Health, every NHS trust that
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NHS trusts fail post-WannaCry cyber security checks

Every NHS trust that has been tested against cybersecurity standards since 2017’s WannaCry attack has failed, NHS Digital has revealed,
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CQC to be given power to rate online GP consultations

The Department of Health has announced the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is to be given the power to rate even
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